VATICAN CITY, APR 9, 1999 (VIS) - Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, today addresses the meeting in Warsaw, Poland, organized by the Polish National Committee for the Celebration of the Great Jubilee Year 2000. His topic is: "'One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism'. Christians and the Jubilee of the One Redeemer."
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Friday, April 9, 1999
HOLY FATHER'S CALENDAR FOR APRIL, MAY, JUNE
VATICAN CITY, APR 9, 1999 (VIS) - The following is the calendar of liturgical celebrations at which the Holy Father will preside from April through June:
APRIL
- Sunday, 11: Second Sunday of Easter. Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of Our Lady of Loreto. Mass at 9 a.m.
- Sunday, 18: Third Sunday of Easter. Canonization of Blesseds Marcellin Joseph Benoit Champagnat, Giovanni Calabria and Agostina Livia Pietrantoni, in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m.
- Sunday, 25: Fourth Sunday of Easter. Ordination of deacons of the Diocese of Rome, in St. Peter's Basilica at 9 a.m.
MAY
- Sunday, 2: Fifth Sunday of Easter. Beatification of Servant of God Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, in St. Peter's Square at 9:30 a.m. followed by "Regina Coeli" in St. John Lateran Square at midday.
- Friday, 7: Apostolic trip to Romania, return to Rome on May 9.
- Sunday, 16: Seventh Sunday of Easter. Mass for the world Charity meeting, in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m.
- Saturday, 22: Solemnity of Pentecost. Pentecost vigil with the diocese of Rome for the closing of the Citizens' Mission in preparation for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, in St. Peter's Square at 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, 30: Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. Pastoral visit to Ancona on the occasion of the millennium of the cathedral.
JUNE
- Thursday, 3: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Mass in St. John Lateran Basilica at 7 p.m, followed by procession to St. Mary Major Basilica for Benediction.
- Saturday, 5: Apostolic trip to Poland. Return to Rome on June 17.
- Sunday, 20: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Dedication of the new church at the Shrine of Divine Love, at 9:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, 29: Solemnity of Peter and Paul, Apostles. Mass and imposition of the pallia in St. Peter's Basilica at 9:30 a.m.
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APRIL
- Sunday, 11: Second Sunday of Easter. Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of Our Lady of Loreto. Mass at 9 a.m.
- Sunday, 18: Third Sunday of Easter. Canonization of Blesseds Marcellin Joseph Benoit Champagnat, Giovanni Calabria and Agostina Livia Pietrantoni, in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m.
- Sunday, 25: Fourth Sunday of Easter. Ordination of deacons of the Diocese of Rome, in St. Peter's Basilica at 9 a.m.
MAY
- Sunday, 2: Fifth Sunday of Easter. Beatification of Servant of God Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, in St. Peter's Square at 9:30 a.m. followed by "Regina Coeli" in St. John Lateran Square at midday.
- Friday, 7: Apostolic trip to Romania, return to Rome on May 9.
- Sunday, 16: Seventh Sunday of Easter. Mass for the world Charity meeting, in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m.
- Saturday, 22: Solemnity of Pentecost. Pentecost vigil with the diocese of Rome for the closing of the Citizens' Mission in preparation for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, in St. Peter's Square at 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, 30: Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. Pastoral visit to Ancona on the occasion of the millennium of the cathedral.
JUNE
- Thursday, 3: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Mass in St. John Lateran Basilica at 7 p.m, followed by procession to St. Mary Major Basilica for Benediction.
- Saturday, 5: Apostolic trip to Poland. Return to Rome on June 17.
- Sunday, 20: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Dedication of the new church at the Shrine of Divine Love, at 9:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, 29: Solemnity of Peter and Paul, Apostles. Mass and imposition of the pallia in St. Peter's Basilica at 9:30 a.m.
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IN MEMORIAM
VATICAN CITY, APR 9, 1999 (VIS) - The following prelates died in recent months:
- Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra, emeritus of Petropolis, Brazil, on March 30, aged 92.
- Bishop Eugene James Cuskelly M.S.C., former auxiliary of Brisbane, Australia, on March 21, aged 75.
- Bishop Carlo Fanton, former auxiliary of Vicenza, Italy, on March 26, aged 88.
- Bishop Arthur Joseph Gilbert, emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on March 14, aged 83.
- Bishop Orestes Marengo S.D.B., former apostolic administrator of Tura, India, on July 30, 1998, aged 91.
- Bishop Joseph Marie Nguyen Tung Cuong of Hai Phong, Vietnam, on February 10, aged 79.
- Bishop Clemente Riva I.C., former auxiliary of Rome, Italy, on March 30, aged 76.
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- Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra, emeritus of Petropolis, Brazil, on March 30, aged 92.
- Bishop Eugene James Cuskelly M.S.C., former auxiliary of Brisbane, Australia, on March 21, aged 75.
- Bishop Carlo Fanton, former auxiliary of Vicenza, Italy, on March 26, aged 88.
- Bishop Arthur Joseph Gilbert, emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on March 14, aged 83.
- Bishop Orestes Marengo S.D.B., former apostolic administrator of Tura, India, on July 30, 1998, aged 91.
- Bishop Joseph Marie Nguyen Tung Cuong of Hai Phong, Vietnam, on February 10, aged 79.
- Bishop Clemente Riva I.C., former auxiliary of Rome, Italy, on March 30, aged 76.
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GENEVA WAS SITE OF APRIL 6 UNHCR MEETING
VATICAN CITY, APR 9, 1999 (VIS) - The April 6 meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Humanitarian Issues Working Group, during which there was an intervention by the Holy See, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, and not in the Vatican, as reported yesterday.
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